1984

This is my last Dartmouth Alumni Magazine column. I am passing on the “pen” to Jan (Gordon) and Derek Chow. Jan assured me that she will be funnier than I am and I am sure that they will do an awesome job!

It was great to see everyone at reunion. We had an excellent turnout and I did not get a chance to talk to everyone that I wanted to catch up with. Some highlights included:

Seeing Amy Iorio Barton allow her son to sit in the mud at Storr’s Pond; watching Chris Cogguillo race John Wack ’85 down the walkway by the ’84 tent; hiking up Moosilauke in my flip flops (my kids had all their water shoes and rain gear, but I left my shoes in the hotel room); listening to my son Jack and Carla Small and Bob Cronin’s son Matt tell of their escapades in the kids’ tent; sitting on the Baker Library lawn enjoying the dinner and conversation, celebrating with Amy “Red” Worden Smith; hearing Marty Lempres’ story about how his daughter was embarrassed by his photo in the Beta composite; enjoying music provided by classmate Fenton Wardle and his band Friday night, Hank Erbe and Jim Wooster with Esoterix on Saturday night; and many other great moments. A few regrets, I missed some people that I did want to talk to, I went home too early Saturday night due to the onset of a nasty cold, I missed the symposia and many of the other events which I heard were excellent. I am constantly amazed at all the great things fellow 1984s are doing.

I heard from Kennan Low, who was unable to make it to reunion. He is living in Geneva, Switzerland, with his wife, Ann, a diplomat for the State Department, and their sons Patrick (14), Kody (13), Aidan (10) and Connor (3). Kennan works in the investment management group at UBS and his sons go to Geneva International School and take classes in French and English. He states that the skiing has been awesome—their favorite is Argentiere, only an hour away.

He has also gotten his sons interested in amateur radio, one of Kennan’s favorite activities at Dartmouth. His three older sons all have their radio licenses. Kennan and his second son Kody will be representing TeamUSA at the 2009 High Speed Telegraphy Championships in Bulgaria in September. “Samuel Morse lives on!”Kennan

on!”Kennan will be in Switzerland through December, then will return to the Palisades area of Washington, D.C. “If anyone is passing through Switzerland during 2009 or D.C. after 2010, give a call.”

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